A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholate by bacterial action, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as cholagogue and choleretic.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008095
altLabel
Acid, Isolithocholic
Lithocholate
Acid, Lithocholic
Isolithocholic Acid
Cholan-24-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta)-
AN
a bile acid; /biosyn /physiol permitted
AQL
AA AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0086564
C0023875
DC
1
definition
A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholate by bacterial action, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as cholagogue and choleretic.